Building partnerships to accelerate innovation

Led by the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment — in partnership with the Princeton Environmental Institute, the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, and the School of Architecture — the Corporate Affiliates Program enhances collaboration and promotes technology transfer between  Princeton University and its corporate partners to address global energy needs and environmental concerns.

Companies are invited to participate in this partnership, and to benefit from a collaboration with Princeton by becoming a corporate affiliate. See below for a table of the three tiers of membership, which are designed to accommodate different corporate structures and business needs.

• Discover, develop and transfer to industry practical and transformative solutions to generate new profitable product lines; create investment opportunities for venture capital; revitalize the energy sector; and protect the environment
• Analyze and propose sound, viable policies, and develop robust quantitative economic models to enable rapid and large-scale adoption of energy and environmental solutions
• Create a think tank to inform corporate leaders, investors and entrepreneurs about global energy and environment landscapes
• Provide preferential access to expertise in the science, engineering and socio-economic aspects of energy and the environment
• Transform education in energy and environment fields through close teacher-practitioner-student interactions

The Princeton Energy and Environment Corporate Affiliates Program includes three tiers of membership: charter, general and affiliate members. For charter and general members, 70 percent of member fees will seed research and education initiatives. Those contributions are therefore tax-deductible.

* Affiliate member status is intended for small companies with fewer than 100 employees. Numbers in parentheses denote the number of representatives from each member company.

The Andlinger Center works in close partnership with the Princeton Environmental Institute and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Other key partners at Princeton include national labs and research centers:

• The Princeton Plasma Physics Lab, operated by the Department of Energy, develops fusion energy and other technologies related to plasma physics.
• The Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab, operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is a leader in climate and weather modeling.
• The Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials (PRISM) is a cross-University research center focused on the understanding and invention of materials.

For details, contact Lynn Loo, professor of chemical and biological engineering and deputy director of the Andlinger Center: lloo@princeton.edu.

“This program nurtures partnerships between member companies and Princeton faculty, while fostering and strengthening interactions among the member companies. Together, we intend to create investment opportunities that revitalize the energy sector while developing policies and taking measures to protect the environment.”
~ Lynn Loo
deputy director of the Andlinger Center
and leader of the corporate affiliates program